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November 12th, 2015 Reader Photo Gallery

October 2015

Many of your October photos captured quiet scenes: vivid fall color, early snows and sunset views. Meanwhile, the animal world seemed to enjoy the last few days of warmth, and prepared for the lean times to come. One of the last bee species to fly, posed on one of the last flower species to bloom. Bears and coyotes munched on fallen apples, beavers topped their lodges with fresh sticks, and a wood frog posed on top of leaves. It will soon be hidden under them. Winter is coming.   

We’re now on the hunt for November 2015 photos. We encourage you to share images about anything that relates to the Northeast’s forests, and that you take this month. Here are examples – but by no means an exclusive list – of photo topics that fit this category: nature, weather, education activities (any age), forest management/logging, recreation, wood manufacture, art, workshops, events. As long as it relates in some way to the Northeast’s forests, we’ll consider it.

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Dalton, NH : A fiery sunset. “This photo was taken on October 1 from our farm in Dalton, looking west over Concord Vermont.” Credit: Sandy Dennis
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Buckland, MA: “Everywhere I look, there's a chipmunk staring back at me...” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Brattleboro, VT: “Living in the trees.” Credit: Mary Stowe
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Hanover Center, NH: Fall harvest and fall foliage. Credit: MK Beach
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Woodford, VT: “A Tri-colored Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) on an aster along the trail to Little Pond.” Credit: Susan Elliott
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Underhill, VT: A sugarhouse, well stocked with wood, and the sugarbush behind it just starting to turn color. Credit: Paul F. Noel
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Waitsfield, VT: A dusting of snow on the mountains. Credit: Gib Geiger
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First in a series of two. Thetford, VT: A black bear sow wearing a radio collar (one of Ben Kilham’s research bears) is trailed by two cubs. Credit: Tig Tillinghast
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Continued: A closer view of the cubs, taken through the old, wavy glass of a kitchen window.
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Shelburne, MA: “The trees were a patchwork of color this fall. Taken October 14.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Pembroke, NH: This coyote had been eating apples. Credit: Aaron
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Gilbert State Park, NY: Ferns and water. Credit: Michael Wilson
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Jay Peak, VT: “First measureable snow on the Long Trail heading up Jay Peak on October 18.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Jay Peak, VT: A view of Jay valley from 3500 feet, standing in six inches of snow, the dark cloud promising more at any moment - and didn't disappoint. Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Jay Peak, VT: “Standing in a light flurry with snow landing on the camera lens, fall color in the sunny valley, and snow drifting down between.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Herman, ME: “Sunset at Sebasticook Lake.” Credit: Ed Baum
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Hanover Center, NH: A rather cheerful cemetery. Credit: MK Beach
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Moose Mountain, NH: A beaver lodge. See this article (http://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/beavers-winter) for information on beavers’ winter preparations. Credit: MK Beach
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Buckland, MA: “Warm weather brought out a late October wood frog, blending in well with the fallen leaves.” Credit: Helene Grogan
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Brattleboro, VT: A splash of red on Chesnut Hill. Credit: Mary Stowe

Submit Your Photos to the Reader Gallery

We’re always thrilled to see what’s happening in the Northeast through your eyes. Each season, we feature approximately 50 reader-submitted images in our online gallery. To be considered, please send us photos taken within the past month.

You may submit up to three photos per person. While we can’t publish every submission, we carefully consider each one.

When reviewing submissions, we look for:

  • A variety of topics and subjects
  • High-quality, well-composed images
  • Good resolution (prefer images at least 1000 pixels on the longer edge)
  • Geographic diversity across the region

Before submitting, please read and agree to the terms and conditions below. These give Northern Woodlands a perpetual license to use your photographs. If your image isn’t selected for the gallery but we’d like to feature it elsewhere, we’ll reach out to you.

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